Africa & World
President John Mahama Visits West Africa Hardest Hit Ebola Countries – Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea
Mr. Mahama, Chairman of ECOWAS, left Accra on Monday for Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, to discuss with the...
Sierra Leone Fights Ebola With Nationwide Lockdown, Experts Warn It Won’t Work
Sierra Leone's proposed countrywide "lockdown" will not help control an Ebola outbreak and could lead to the disease...
Nigeria’s Prophet T B Joshua About President Barack Obama Falling Sick And ISIS Terrorists Threat Against the UK
President Barack Obama will soon fall sick, Nigeria’s Prophet T B Joshua has told his congregation in Africa’s most...
South Africa denies Dalai Lama visa again
South Africa has denied a visa to his Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, for the third time in five...
US Confirms Al-Shabab leader Ahmed Godane Killed
The Pentagon has today confirmed that the leader of the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab leader Ahmed...
South Sudan: MSF Reduces Cholera Activities after Treating 3,300 Cases
(South Sudan,Médecins Sans Frontières) A significant decline in the number of new cholera cases in South Sudan in...
March into Sambisa, Bring Back Our Girls Dead or Alive – Chibok Chairman
(Nigeria, Premium Times) Apparently traumatized by the protracted wait for the rescue of the over 200 schoolgirls...
Sudan Just Banned Reporting on Ebola
The Sudanese authorities have prohibited local media from covering any news related to the Ebola virus. Press sources...
President Ellen Sireleaf Dismisses Overseas Ministers
The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has reportedly sacked all of her ministers and other senior government...
3 Crew Members Die in Cargo Helicopter Crash in South Sudan
A United Nations cargo helicopter crashed Tuesday in the north part of South Sudan, killing three crew members and...
Over 100 African Migrants Drown Off Libyan Coast
At least 100 African migrants trying to reach Europe have drowned off the coast near the capital, Tripoli, an official...
24 More Libyan Refugees Bodies Recovered In Italy
The Italian navy has recovered another 24 bodies from an overturned fishing boat during rescue operations for the...
Nigeria Postpones Start of School Year Over Ebola Outbreak
Authorities in Nigeria reported that classes in all public and private schools will be delayed by a month to put in...
Boko Haram Seizes Another Nigerian Town
Boko Haram has seized control of a town in northeastern Nigeria, the latest to fall into the armed group's hands in the...
Healthcare Workers in West Africa Succumbing to Ebola
Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers who form the first medical response team at the epicenters of the Ebola...
10 Confirmed Cases of Ebola In Nigeria
Nigeria's health officials have confirmed 10 cases of Ebola in Africa's most populous country. Of the 10 confirmed...
Guinea Closes Borders to Halt the Spread of Ebola
Guinea has announced the closure of its borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia in a bid to halt the spread of Ebola, the...
Uganda Holds First Pride Parade Since Anti-Gay Law Was Overturned
UGANDA - About 200 attendees are gathering to march in the lakeside town of Entebbe on Saturday. Entebbe is about 25...
Basic Human Rights Violations In Gambia, Amnesty Ghana appeals to President Mahama to “save” the Gambia
Amnesty International, Ghana, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to use his current position as the Chairman...